+++ Imperial Guard Leman Russ Battletank +++
http://www.bile40k.cjb.net
Version 2000-12-10

Printing:

Printing Size for all templates is 26.0 cm high and 18.5 cm width.

The templates are stored in compuserve gif format. This format contains no information how large the image should appear when printed.
So you have to use a program where you can scale the printing size, like Paint Shop Pro or MS Picture Viewer. 
If you are not common with such a program you can use for example Word. Import the template and scale it on the screen.

Paper:

Use the thickest paper your printer allows, for example 300 grams per square meter.
The minimum is 160 gsm which every printer should be able to handle such paper.

Instructions:

Print lem1.gif on approx. 0.5 mm thick (300 gsm) card. The Printing size is 26.0 cm high and 18.5 cm width.

Cut out  (1a) and (1b) and glue them together so that they form a ring.
Close this ring on both sides with (2a) and (2b).
On one side, add the three layers of structure. The first (3) is done 0.5 mm thick, the other two (4) and (5a), (5b), 1.0 mm thick.
Optional: Create several small circles from 1mm cardstock and glue them where indicated.
Tip: You can easilie create such circles with pliers normaly used to punch holes int belts, etc. 
If you want to equipt the Leman Russ with side sponsons, do part (6). Don't forget to cut out the rectangle before you fold/glue.
There is some structure for the sponsons, done approx. 1.0 mm thick.
Next is the joint for the heavy bolter. Cut out the small circles (7) and glue each smaller one centric on the larger ones. Now there is a small gap between the edges.
Bend (8) to a roll and glue the open ends into these gaps.
Do the parts (9a) and (9b), glue them together and fix both to the joint.
Optional: there is some very small structure for the bottom and top of the heavy bolter.
Now glue this all inside the sponson (with the bolter pointing out of it), then fix the whole sponson to the track section.
Tip: Try superglue for this step. 
Cut out several of the small rectangles as 1mm thick structure and glue them all around the track section.
Optional: repeat this with the even smaller rectangles and glue one centric on every gap between two of the lager ones.

Reapeat this steps with the other track section from lem2.gif.

Print lem3.gif. This template contains all parts for the main hull.

Cut out the main hull body (10) and glue it to form a ring. Then close both open sides of this ring with the hull sides (11a), (11b).
The rear corners are flattened. Close this holes with the small triangles on both sides.
(12) gives the front lascannon. Do this the same way as the heavy bolter side sponsons on the track sections.
Optional: There is some structure for the front, (13), to be done 0.5 mm thick and placed left and right of the lascannon housing.
Part (14) is glues on the front bottom right under the lascannon,  (15) an the backside of the main hull.
Glue (16) on the top of the main hull.
Tip: Cut this part without any glueing strips, then fold it, hold two matching edges together and drop a small amount of superglue from inside on the connection.
Last part on this template is the hatchet (17) with the 0.5 mm thick structure (17b) for the top and (17c) 1.0mm for the sides.

The last template, lem4.gif is the turret.